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Anyone want an F1 souvenir?
One careful owner, low mileage, etc
I've read toto is making a bid for the 24% stake in Alpine thats up for sale.
I cant see this being anything other than attempt to wind up Christian Horner who is rumoured to be trying to buy into the team.
Hilarious.
(as a significant shareholder in merc F1 would he even be allowed to own a significant chunk in another team (as well as that team being a customer)
(as a significant shareholder in merc F1 would he even be allowed to own a significant chunk in another team (as well as that team being a customer)
Have you noticed how Red Bull and the Racing Bulls team have very similar names, the same sponsor, the same engine, and drivers swap back and forth constantly?
Have you noticed how Red Bull and the Racing Bulls team have very similar names, the same sponsor, the same engine, and drivers swap back and forth constantly?
😂😂😂
Anyone want an F1 souvenir?
One careful owner, low mileage, etc
Nah, there's one on Autotrader same year and mileage at £75000.
Seems that BYD are looking into an F1 entry! 😬
Anyone want an F1 souvenir?
One careful owner, low mileage, etc
On the one hand, pretty cool. On the other, you’d always know you’d be driving a car that got the sack after everyone complained it was too slow, on which basis you might as well buy a Fiat Tempra 🙂
No F1 chat this morning - have we given up on 2026 already!! 🤣 🤣
It’s only sprint qualifying. George will still by moaning about some thing
Looks like it 😥
I wonder whether Red Bull will drop Max to VCarb if he has another poor weekend...
I wonder whether Red Bull will drop Max to VCarb if he has another poor weekend...
Can't see Max staying at Red Bull unless they improve massively by mid-season. I'm guessing Jos has Toto on speed dial looking to take Antonelli's seat.
What the hell is this graph from the F1 site?
Negative gap* to the fastest strategy? How can any strategy be faster than the fastest strategy?
* I mean… it’s not entirely clear how they’re using positive and negative here… normally a negative gap means faster, but actually it looks like the other way round here. Either way, two of the curves are at times faster than fastest. The yellow line should be horizontal (being the fastest strategy, with obviously zero gap to itself) and the other two should be relative to that…
Can't see Max staying at Red Bull unless they improve massively by mid-season. I'm guessing Jos has Toto on speed dial looking to take Antonelli's seat.
I think he’s more likely to go and pwn some other formula/series. He’s proven what he needs to prove in F1, other than getting eight titles to become the definitive Goat, which means at least 5 more years in F1 driving cars he doesn’t really enjoy no matter which position they finish in. Can’t see him changing teams and hanging around just to go from four titles to five or six.
Off to endurance racing, win all of that. Then maybe the Triple Crown just to rub salt in Fernando’s many wounds 🙂
BBC reporting that Bahrain and Saudi races are being canned. Oh well, although a shame that there isn’t time to organise a Portimao instead
BBC reporting that Bahrain and Saudi races are being canned. Oh well, although a shame that there isn’t time to organise a Portimao instead
Apparently according to the Bild Toyota offered to host a race at Fuji motor speedway and cover costs but it was declined.
Can’t see him changing teams and hanging around just to go from four titles to five or six.
Off to endurance racing, win all of that. Then maybe the Triple Crown just to rub salt in Fernando’s many wounds
Yes, that's quite possible too. I'd like to see him have a crack at Nascar. He's apparently mates with Shane van Gisbergen, who went from Aussie Supercars to Nascar and is utterly dominant on road and street courses, but finding ovals a very steep learning curve. A lot of people sneer at Nascar as just driving in circles, but racing in a pack at 200 mph takes a lot of skill and courage. I could imagine Max wanting to give it a shot.
What the hell is this graph from the F1 site?
The only thing I can think of is that they have a template that they recycle for those articles and they left that graph in there by mistake with some nonsense data. The graph is in a section of the article that is talking about something totally different, and the section that talks about tyres doesn't refer to the graph.
The sprint race and GP qualifying both sound pretty spicy!
Maybe this is going to work?
(Also happy to see Hamilton getting his mojo back!)
But lots of people have been saying it’s all about how good a driver Max is and not the car. They seem to be going quiet now
This could be a good race. If last week was anything to go by I can see it being a Ferrari 1 2 at the first corner. Then it will depend on if they can manage not to mess up strategy and give themselves a decent chance of keeping the mercs behind them
That was so exciting to watch! I know we’re supposed to hate everything now because that’s how social media works, but I’m really enjoying this season so far. I’m really looking forward to seeing how the teams and drivers solve all the challenges of this new formula as well, although it’ll probably get a bit more dull once things have been worked out and the number of overtakes reduces down to more of a typical F1 procession
Anyone else thinking that there’s a real start issue that needs to be fixed? 2 of the leading cars having identical issues off the line is asking for trouble sooner or later. I bet we see at least 1 car having trouble tomorrow too
Anyone else thinking that there’s a real start issue that needs to be fixed? 2 of the leading cars having identical issues off the line is asking for trouble sooner or later. I bet we see at least 1 car having trouble tomorrow too
No. Teams knew about the issue and chose to ignore it. Others took it into account so should be allowed the advantage it gave them as they have compromised somewhere else
The teams are within the rules, rules that have resulted in repeated instances of cars getting dangerously bogged down. If you’ve forgotten why that’s dangerous, just have a look at today’s Porsche Cup race.
Do they have repeated instances of getting dangerously bogged down?
rules that have resulted in repeated instances of some cars getting dangerously bogged down
Sounds like the designers of those cars need to take a look at what they've come up with and make modifications.
Do they have repeated instances of getting dangerously bogged down?
Yes. 1 in Australia, 2 today. 1 unsighted car is all it takes eg Australia’s near miss and today’s Porsche race.
Sounds like the designers of those cars need to take a look at what they've come up with and make modifications.
This includes the “best” engine and a brand new one.
We already know the start situation is a dogs dinner. See the procedure change after the test starts
Lewis is going to finish 4th again isn't he! ☹️
Drifting before you’ve crossed the line - like it
Good race, enjoyed that. Pleased for Kimi, pleased for Hamilton (and Charles, enjoyed the race between them). Too many non-starteres/retirements though.
RASH PREDICTION ALERT!!!
Max will retire at the end of this season if the Red Bull doesn't improve dramatically - as...
a) Mercedes don't have a place for him.
b) Ferrari don't have a place for him.
c) McLaren don't have a place for him.
d) The Aston dream team - well, erm!!! 😬
The teams are within the rules, rules that have resulted in repeated instances of cars getting dangerously bogged down. If you’ve forgotten why that’s dangerous, just have a look at today’s Porsche Cup race.
You mean the drivers haven’t got their starts right and managed their engines. They are only on ice power upto 50kph so it’s all down to simple revs and clutch control for the 1st phase of the start
So Max says "if you enjoy this you don't understand racing", Lewis and Charles say "I really enjoyed that race" so who's wrong?
Well, I enjoyed that race. I don't care what other people say.
There is literally no way verstappen is walking away from F1 money just to throw his toys out of the pram. He can go and dominate other series when he's old, he's not going to risk leaving F1 and there not being a seat available when he wants to return... Surely!?
Otherwise, I think the new regs have been fun so far, they at least distill down into highlights well
There is literally no way verstappen is walking away from F1 money
I know we are all wired differently, but surely $200,000,000 in the bank enables you to spend the rest of your life making decisions that make you happy rather than if they are a nice little earner.
There is literally no way verstappen is walking away from F1 money
I know we are all wired differently, but surely $200,000,000 in the bank enables you to spend the rest of your life making decisions that make you happy rather than if they are a nice little earner.
nico rosberg walked away.
There is literally no way verstappen is walking away from F1 money just to throw his toys out of the pram. He can go and dominate other series when he's old, he's not going to risk leaving F1 and there not being a seat available when he wants to return... Surely!?
My money is on Max taking a seat at Merc next year, not for the money but because he likes winning and Merc have the best engine and best car.
I can’t see Max moving to Merc. Toto has two good drivers and a dominant car, he no longer has any need for Max when they’re just phoning in one-twos. And Max hates these cars, he hates the whole formula. Toto gains nothing by paying a huge additional premium on driver salary, he just gets someone who will complain about the cars and will also complain about at least one of the two guys who would potentially be his teammate. I’d say Max has found himself kind of Fernandoed into a corner in a way, but I don’t think that matters to him or anyone else, he just hates the cars and my money’s on him walking away.
Still… that Ferrari battle. 10/10. Every bit as good as Bahrain 2014. Anyone complaining about the rules needs to realise that once the cars converge on performance, that’s what’s possible.
I can’t see Max moving to Merc. Toto has two good drivers and a dominant car, he no longer has any need for Max when they’re just phoning in one-twos.
That may not be the case for next year. Russell and Antonelli both seem to be top-level drivers, but Max is a generational talent and he can make the difference in a tight championship race. I wouldn't be surprised if Max did walk away next year, but I would expect Merc to boot Antonelli and slot in Max if he was interested in the seat.